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Desktop Search Tools Will Help Virus Writers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the helping-the-hurters dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With desktop search tools all the rage, ZDNet is reporting that virus writers could take advantage of the technology to produce more efficient malware. "Any software that can index and capture data on a users PC will be subject to virus and Trojan exploits. It is just a matter of time," said an analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "

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  1. and it is an article of faith among /. readers by museumpeace · · Score: -1, Troll

    That MS will not rest on its laurels in the escalating race to bare your backside to the marauders from the information sewer highway!

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  2. Re:Taking Advantage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So tell me, is there any technology that virus writers can't take advantage of?

    Yes, it's called "Mac OS X"